‘This is A Gold‘ is a video installation piece in the Beijing Project. At first, I wanted to ask, what does “us” mean? Or more precisely, how do we decipher the difference between “the self” and “the other”? Caring less about the disparities between nationalities and cultures, I am more interested in the ways in which fundamental values of “humanity” could be examined. This was how street experiments involving passersby’s participation came about. A mode of street fraud, Jing Guang Dang (The Golden Array Gang), widespread in Taiwan in the 1970’s was utilized as the original sample for this experiment. The Gang members, back in the days, would use fake golden nuggets filled with lead as props for pulling out their scams. Lead, the “fake gold”, thus became an element of double entendre: harmful for the human body, yet absorbed easily by tricking our immune system. The smog in Beijing contains a high level of lead. What is intriguing about this toxic haze is that it comes from not only industrial production, but also from the pollution of “remembrance.” Burning “paper money” is the traditional act of remembering and showing gratitude towards the dead in China. The Han Yi Festival includes a ceremony of burning paper money on the street to honor the ancestors. A circle is drawn on the earthen pavement with a stick. Inside the circle, paper money and clothing for the dead burn. The peculiar scene with multiple bonfires on the street leaves the air smoky with sharp smells of mingled combustion: this is a folk tradition that cannot be banned. The remnants of dust and ash become barriers for the living and the dead, while the act of giving and le；tting go furthermore marks the difference between the self and the other. I attempt to define the self/other relationship beyond the frames of materiality, social engagements, and religions. Forms and recognitions incomprehensible by words and languages can then be captured through art.